Journal Development

The MOE quarterly journal, Viplavaḥ: Revolution through Education, is a publication meant to serve the devotee community by providing a medium of communication regarding education in ISKCON. The first issue was published on Janmastami, 2017. Since then, we have released an issue every 3 months.

The name ‘Viplavaḥ ’, which means revolution, was selected based on SrilaPrabhupada’s translation of Srimad-bhagavatam 1.5.11:

tad-vāg-visargo janatāgha-viplavo

yasmin prati-ślokam abaddhavatyapi

nāmāny anantasya yaśo ’ṅkitāni yat

śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanti sādhavaḥ

On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, pastimes, etc., of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world’s misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literature, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest.

Just as SrilaPrabhupada’s words have brought about a revolution in the impious lives of hundreds of people, we are aspiring to bring about a revolution in ISKCON by emphasizing the importance of education, and this journal is one of efforts to initiate dialogue and ignite interest.

The current team working on developing the journal, under the guidance of HH Hanumatpresaka Maharaja, is as follows.

1. HH Hamunatpresaka Maharaja
2. HG Indira-sakhi Devi Dasi
3. HG Radhika Ramana Das
4. HG Jiva Goswami Das

We are looking forward to expanding the team to include devotees who can help with various aspects of the journal publication, such as content management, proofreading, layout design, printing, distribution, subscriptions, etc.

If you feel inspired to join our team and contribute to this project, please send us a message at viplavah.iskcon@gmail.com and we will revert back to you at the earliest.